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Soundtrack to Your Finals

Soundtrack to Your Finals

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally May 6, 2015

If you're reading this, then a BIG congratulations is in order!  You've made it through the first half of finals, and are still somewhat alive thanks to the amount of caffeine flooding your bloodstream...

4E's Ultimate Guide to Procrastination

4E’s Ultimate Guide to Procrastination

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith May 3, 2015

Finals season: it’s the most wonderful gut-wrenching time of the year! Besides spending an inhumane amount of time in the Lau basement, imbibing unhealthy amounts of caffeine, and sleeping at wholly...

The Night Before the Map Exam

The Night Before the Map Exam

By Molly Simio and Molly Simio April 30, 2015

‘Twas the night before the Map final, when all through the Hilltop, Nervous SFS freshmen were studying, though they wished they could stop. Their Sporcle quizzes were aced, all filled out carefully, From...

Econ 001 Study Guide

Econ 001 Study Guide

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling April 29, 2015

Finals are upon us. Lau has become ridiculously crowded and the beautiful weather outside mocks all the gloomy students on campus. We know how stressful finals can be on the Hilltop, so your friends here...

Finals: As Told By "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Finals: As Told By “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally April 29, 2015

As the week winds to an end, and the study days disappear (seriously, come back), it’s inevitable that we will all soon be facing the doom of finals.  In order to provide you with a preview of the...

Meaningful Exams For A Meaningful End

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. April 21, 2015

One of the most challenging things for a professor to do is to design a truly meaningful and transformative final exam or final paper. Yet, after 21 years of experience in higher education as both a student...

Stolen Clock Hands: The Suspects

Stolen Clock Hands: The Suspects

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 11, 2014

For the first time since 2012, the Healy clock hands were stolen two nights ago. While they have since been replaced, who is responsible for the daring theft? Here are 4E's top five suspects for who...

4E Finals Advice

4E Finals Advice

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff December 9, 2014

This is it, everyone. The last day of study days. Tomorrow begins finals, in which a significant portion of your grade is devoted to what you could cram in anywhere from one to more than one days of...

Midnight Breakfast Is Here

Midnight Breakfast Is Here

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 8, 2014

Tonight is the annual midnight breakfast at the fabulous O’Donovan’s on the waterfront (aka Leo’s). Students from all over campus will gather to enjoy the coolest meal of the day. The midnight...

The 4E Guide to Emojis

The 4E Guide to Emojis

By D.J. Angelini and D.J. Angelini June 18, 2014

Here at 4E, we just have one question for you: And, of course, we know that you do. Emojis (or what the older generation refers to as "those tiny picture thingies") can enhance any text or Facebook...

Struggling to Take a Break

By Rita Chang May 28, 2014

As we sat in our cubicles in Lau during finals, flipping through the readings we never read over the semester, we may have regretted the time wasted scrolling down Facebook and wished we had been more...

The Five Stages of Finals Acceptance

The Five Stages of Finals Acceptance

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler May 1, 2014

Study Days: a time when classes are over, alarms are turned off and fashion doesn't exist. Sadly, they are simply a precursor to final exams, those pesky little tests that cover basically everything...

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